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Trump EPA Pick Scott Pruitt Faces Heated Confirmation Hearing

by Randy Showstack 19 January 201720 April 2023

Republicans tout Oklahoma Attorney General Pruitt as someone who will rein in regulatory overreach, whereas Democrats question his commitment to protecting the environment and public health.

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EPA Head Calls Climate Change Biggest Threat to U.S. Progress

by Randy Showstack 22 November 20167 March 2023

McCarthy says that despite anxiety at the agency about the election results, she is confident in EPA’s work and that efforts to control climate change will continue.

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Trump Touts "Clean Coal" in Second Debate

by Randy Showstack 10 October 201624 April 2023

The Republican presidential candidate also attacked regulation of energy production by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Supreme Court Hears Case About Regulating Power Plants

by Randy Showstack 27 March 20157 July 2025

In a case about power plant emissions, arguments focused on whether the Environmental Protection Agency properly interpreted a regulation and on dramatically different cost-benefit analyses.

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Energy Industry Executives Call for Looser Government Regulations

by Randy Showstack and Faith Ishii 14 October 201431 March 2023

Industry executives call for loosening U.S. federal government regulations that they say restrict energy exploration and development.

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